diff --git a/modules/util/util.py b/modules/util/util.py
index 445e5a9e76b504e94e2472a15be180842b34cc19..06f8eb06feb0803c3ddc6b1347da360ad16bf23b 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.py
+++ b/modules/util/util.py
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ def pressure_to_altitude(pres, temp, prof_pres, prof_temp, sfc_pres=None, sfc_te
 
     if sfc_pres is not None:
         if pres > sfc_pres:  # incoming pressure below surface
-            print(pres, sfc_pres)
             return -999.0
 
         prof_pres = np.array(pres_s)